Blackfoot Forest there she goes again

An audible sigh of relief escapes Vi as Sophy finally enters her field of vision. Like Phiipa, she goes at once to the silver girl, embracing her and breathing in her scent. When she pulls back, her eyes rake over the smaller, slimmer body, searching for injuries or signs of malnourishment on the girl.

Where have you been? Vi wants to demand of Sophy, but she isn't going to let on that she'd lost the other girl. Instead, she directs the question at Phiipa: "Where have you been, Phi? We looked for ages! You smell like a pack." The words aren't quite accusing, but near it as she thinks of Phi all cuddled up for the winter without them. But she's glad, because she's spent all this time hoping that her sister wasn't alone.

And she hopes, now, that there will be room for two more with Phiipa's friends, because she's a little tired of living the life of a rover. She misses home, and more than that, she misses the fellowship of other wolves. Wolves that aren't Sophy. Male wolves.